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Lesser Prickleback
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Lesser Prickleback

Alectridium aurantiacum

The lesser prickleback (Alectridium aurantiacum) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stichaeidae, which includes the pricklebacks and shannies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Alectridium which is found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It’s worth noting that sometimes, the lesser prickleback has also been called the North Pacific prickleback, because it is mostly found in these waters.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 621148.